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COJVDVTLJ1XITTY Ar9us Leader WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2014 VOICE ICE CENTER Sioux Falls will open its Ice and Recreation Center Sept. 1, but its future is uncertain after Dec. 1 in light of the planned opening of the Scheel's Iceplex. See Page 3C SECTION 5 QUESTIONS Relive those flavors from Fenn's Former SF. ice cream, candy company to be topic of program on Thursday MM By Jill Callison jcallisoargusleader.com Walnut Crush.

Butter Brickie. Big Bogie, a.k.a. Big Nougat. If you're of a certain age, those names will make your mouth water. They were three of the candies made by Fenn Bros.

a family-owned dairy, ice cream manufacturer and candy maker that stood on East 10th Street for IF YOU GO WHAT: Daren Anderson's program on the Fenn Bros, history HOST: Minnehaha County Historical Society WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Old Courthouse Museum, 200 Sixth St. INCLUDES: Display of Fenn items and an ice cream social COST: Free The company's history will be the subject of the Minnehaha County Historical Society's monthly meeting Thursday at the Old Courthouse Museum. Speaker Daren Anderson's father, Delmer "Andy" Anderson, was employed with Fenn's from after World War II until it closed in December 1971. That means it's been 40 years since anyone tasted a Walnut Crush, a marshmallow-y nougat with "slivers" of walnut and robed in dark chocolate.

Or the Butter Brickie, a chocolate-encased toffee. Or the Big Bogie, later revised to Big Nougat when the original name developed racial overtones in the South. "The Big Bogie was a white nougat with the only ingredients sugar, corn syrup, nuts, honey, vegetable oil, egg whites and salt," Anderson said. "Now you look at a See FENN'S, Page 5C Daren Anderson displays some of the memorabilia from his father's days working at Fenn Bros, jill CALLISON ARGUS LEADER Stop by and sing National Anthem with us When I play the National Anthem or in a weak moment, sing it I go fast. Probably too fast.

The blame for this up-tempo approach can be laid squarely at the feet of the pep band director my freshman year at O'Gorman High School. I think that's enough detail on the identity of the The Director, as it's probably not fair to point a public finger this far removed from the date of the deed. But to be clear, it's her fault. During those first heady days of high school, The Director handed out the sheet music for our country's most familiar tune based, as we know, on an old English drinking song and said in no uncertain terms, don't dawdle. The exact PATRICK LALLEY Traffic moves south down Main Avenue on Tuesday in Sioux Falls.

The city of Sioux Falls is changing Main Avenue temporarily from three lanes to two lanes and adding angled parking in an attempt to make it more business and pedestrian friendly, joe ahlquist argus leader CHANGES COMING FOR MAIN AVENUE words are a bit hazy these many decades later but it was something like: "Nobody is coming to the game to hear us play the "The Star Spangled Banner." We're going to play the song and get out of the way." And so we did. Pretty sure entire presentation, from "Oh, say" to "the brave" lasted about 34 seconds. I don't recall any complaints, but there may have been a few. Which is to say that the nation-See LALLEY, Page 5C INSIDE Details on how to participate, 5C MAIN AVENUE ROAD DIET PILOT PROJECT When: Mid-July through Oct. 31 Where: Between Sixth and 14th streets What: Reducing Main Avenue from three to two lanes of one-way, southbound traffic Adding angled parking on the east side of the street Adding bump-outs with seating areas seating areas.

Some worry the change could cause traffic problems downtown. The southbound one-way handles between 3,000 to 5,000 vehicles a day, with more than 700 of those making the trip at the evening rush hour. Councilor Christine Erickson said when she left Carnegie Town Hall Tuesday about 5 p.m., the east lane was backed up with See TRAFFIC, Page 3C By J.L. Atyeo jatyeoargusleader.com Main Avenue in downtown Sioux Falls will look a little more like its neighbor, Phillips Avenue, this summer. As a pilot project dubbed a "road diet," the city will remove one lane of traffic temporarily from Main Avenue and use it for angled parking and expanded sidewalks with bumped-out cafe ROAD DIET mT TODAY 3 OPINION POLL Question: Do you know the words to the "Star Spangled Banner?" To vote: Look for the check mark at www.argus leader.com by 7 p.m.

and see the results in Saturday's newspaper. For a look back at Thursday's results and other recent polls, see Page 2C CORRECTION The Sioux Falls Stampede Hockey Club has not scheduled a home game at the Denny Sanford Premier Center for Oct. 1, as stated in an article Tuesday announcing the venue's first concert. The Stampede schedule for next season has not yet been set. COMING UP 2 Clay media: A clay and coffee social art class will be held p.m.

June 25 at the Morningside Community Center, 2400 S. Bahnson Ave. Zigrid Larsen will lead a class for adults. The cost is $25. Registration deadline is today at www.siouxfalls.orgparks or 367-8222.

3 Children are invited to join Water Wednesday story time each week at two pools. From p.m. today, Siouxland Libraries storytellers can be found in the sand play area at Laurel Oak, 3401 E. 49th and on the west side of the pool deck at Kuehn Pool, 2309 Kuehn Park Road. There is a new theme each week.

Daily pool admission is required. 1 Cooking classes: Grill and Chill, Hy-Vee, 3000 S. Minnesota 6-8 p.m.; chef John Gilbertson will prepare grilled pork tenderloin with caramelized ale and onion relish, and beer-marinated chicken breast with barley and scal-lion pilaf; $14 or $17; 334-7231. Sweet Dreams Desserts, Hy-Vee, 1601 S. Sycamore p.m.; chef Bob will prepare white chocolate crepe cake with a macadamia buttercream, chocolate caramel candied bacon cake and peanut dacquoise cake with mousse; $14 or $17; 334-4570.

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